Reply #13: I was a teacher and for several years I either read it to my students [View All]

or we read it as a group. It is certainly a different twist on the traditional Christmas pageant. It is funny and poignant. May I suggest that you get the book and read it yourself before you "raise a stink about it". You might be pleasantly surprised. If not and you object to it being used in school for other children you may have, then speak up and ask that your child/children be exempted from reading it. I'm not supporting religion being taught in school unless it's teaching about different religions to enhance tolerance of all religions. But we also must remember that many children "believe in Christmas" even if it's only to get the gifts.

Perhaps you could tell your child to say to other children that she doesn't discuss religious matters in school to prevent unkind words from classmates. Believe me, I know from personal experience when I was in elementary school, we had Bible class every week. I especially remember 6th grade. We had a little notebook in which we were to keep a page that showed the Sundays we went to church and when we didn't. I was ashamed each week because I rarely went to church. I must admit that I resorted to cheating and saying I went when I didn't. As a teacher I know first hand how unkind children can be to one another.